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ml DON'T TAKE CHANCES JUST DIAL DON'T TRY TO DRY CLEAN AT HOME! Any home use of inflamable liquids is dangerous. Gasoline Is treacherous and ignites easily. Many persons are killed annually from following this dangerous practice. Don't let it happen to you. Send your dry cleaning to professionals. We will call for and deliver garments. 4 429 Main Street. Free Pich-Up and Delivery Service . . . Phone 230 MS) Mmi? I " i THE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL PAGE FOUR Monday, January 17, 1949 QhJuzwJia Mr .and Mrs. Fred Beatty and Presley Walters were dinner guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Saali at Julian. Mr. and Mrs. Joy Hauptman and family left Monday for their home at Hot Springs, South Dakota, after visiting his sister, Mrs. Fred Beatty. Wayne and Charlene Thoren spent the week end with their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Nels Thoren. Mr. and Mrs. John Burkhurst and daughter, Beverly, wero dinner guests Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Barkhurst. Esther Barkhurst of Lincoln General hospital is visiting her parents. Mr. and Mrs. James Russel of Orleans and Merle Hardin of Alma called Thursday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Nels Thoren on their way to Omaha. Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Berger were dinner guests Sunday of his mother, Mrs. Mollie Berger and sister, Mrs. Fred Smith and Mr. Smith at Ashland. Mrs. Berger and the Smiths return ed Friday from a trip to Cali fornia where they visited Mrs. Berger's daughters, Mrs. George Teidje at Nanteca and Mrs. J. W. Tescher at French Camp, California. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wolph and Mr. and Mrs. Albert And prson were dinner euests Sun Buy the Best - Get . . . SEALTEST ICE CREAM Fl avors of the Month: TOASTED BUTTER PECAN, BUTTER BRICKLE, PEPPERMINT STICK, FUDGE ROYAL, STRAWBERRY, VANILLA. Strawberry and. Raspberry Tarts 15c Shmoo Kow Ice Cream Bars 10c SCHREINER DRUG j3 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19 -ST7bff - BRAKE RELINE $1S-50 HERE'S WHAT WE DO; 1 Inspect, clean and repack front wheel B bearings. 2 Inspect hydraulic system. Inspect and turn drums if scored cr ou! o! round. (Extra charge for turning drums.) Reline shoes with highest quality lining. ' 3 just hrake shoes to secure lull pedal. Give you one free brake adjustment. ALL WORK GUARANTEED! er vice Station EARL HARDISON, Operator day of Mr. and Mrs. C. Steffens at Lorton. They attended the 78th anniversary dinner Of Mrs. Wolph's and Mrs. Anderson's father. Other guests were Mr. and Mrs. John Steffens of Lin coln and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Horstman of Talmage. Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Wilson and family were dinner guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Wilson of Omaha. Mr. and Mrs. Alvin McRey nolds, accompanied by Mrs. J. H. F. Ruhge and Bertha Neu- j meister of Avoca, attened f un ' eral services Thursday at Syra j cuse of Mrs. W. Greenrod. j Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Snavely ! and Billy of Alvo called at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wr. A. j Stoll Sunday afternoon, j Virginia Swartz of Omaha, I was here to spend the week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Swartz. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Stoll and family and Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Stoll were in Plattsmouth Sat urday on business. On their way home they stopped at the home of Mrs. Almeda Fleming of Mur ray.! Mrs. Fleming is making a J satisfactory recovery following surgery at Lincoln General hos pital. j Mr. and Mrs. Nels Thoren and i Mr. and Mrs. Francis Thoren I were in Omaha on business j Thursday. ! Mr. and Mrs. Randall Switzer and family were guests for din ner Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. George Haer of Omaha. Mrs. Fred Gwilliams and son, Fred, of Plattsmouth, were week end visitors of Mr. and EXPLOfliS THE CONTINENTS, oceans and atmor.phere, from the tropics north and south to the polar regions, yielded many secrets that added to man's knowledge of himself and his world in 1948. Africa, teeming with explorers during the year, was the source of new material for the story of man's development. From the ageless bosom of the Dark Continent was taken the Swartkrans man, a nine-foot-tall fos sil representing a race of men per haps larger than tha established Java giant. Discoverer of the Swartkrans man. Dr. Robert Broom of Transvaal, led one unit of the big University of California African expedition. The expedition's studies ranged from a continent-wide navy medical survey ?4 4 - ?v lis be : PEAIiY First Mzn fit !orlh Pole j Msr. Gilbert Edmonds. Mrs. ! Edmonds and daughters and ' their guests called at the home i of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Anderson Sunday afternoon. ! Gladys Edmonds of Omaha j 1 and her puest, Eerdyne Sass nacht of York, were week end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert ; Edmonds. I Mr. and Mrs. Walter Klutman ' and son visited Saturday even- ing with Mr. and Mrs. Donald Danker, of Lincoln. Mr. Klut- j ! man and Mr. Danker attended ! the Nebraska-Kansas basket- ball game. j j Mr. and Mrs. Donald Rutledge I ! and son of Lincoln visited from ; Saturday until Tuesday with ! Mr. and Mrs. Glen Rutledge. j Donald Rutledge was a tonsilec- ; tomy patient at Dr. Anderson's i office on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. N. L. Kohl, who visited at the. home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Jorgenson and Mr. and Mrs. Allen Cooper and family, who visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Behrns, left Thursday for their homes at Imperial. Nebr. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Jorgenson called at the home of her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mar tin, at Union Sunday afternoon. Coach Wm. Mansur was a din ner guest Sunday of Mr. and ! Mrs. Albert Johnson. Marilyn Embury spent the day with Norma Ford at the Johnson home. Ned Fcrd, A. A. and Robert Chriswisser, A. A., are new- on the aircraft carrier U. S. S. Princeton, at San Diego harbor. The American Legion Auxil iary met in the auditorium Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Paul ine Kronn presided. Due to the J weather and roads there was a small attendance. The members had an informal quorum on "National Defense". Mrs. Chris tina Chappel served refresh ments. Mrs. Carl Balfour and Mrs. M. E. McDonald, assistant hostesses, were unable to at tend. Mr. and Mrs, Jack Lindsey and family called at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lindsey at Union Sunday afternoon. UJsnphtcj. Mrs. Thomas Murtey Woman's Association Forty women attended the Woman's Association meeting at the Congregational church par sonage, Wdnesday afternoon, with Mrs. John Bender, Mrs. Owen Welch, Mrs. Eugene Day and Mrs. Arthur Jones, as as sistant hostesses. Mrs. George Domingo was in charge of the devotions, and Mrs. Murray Mutter in charge of the pro gram, with her subject being "Let's Get Acquainted With the American Board Missionary Stations." Rev. John Phyor led fK i of tropical diseases to a systematic recording of 500 tribal melodies. Samples of its findings: Moses led the Exodus not across the Red Sea but across the brackish Reed Sea 10 miles south of where Pert Said now stands: 3,500-year-old inscriptions found in the Sinai peninsula are the earliest known that employ an al phabet similar to ours. Science ships of many nations plied to and from subpolar regions. U. S. navy and coast guard ships pi oneered in far-north meteorological studies. They brought to light pa pers cached near the North pole in 1906 by Admiral Robert Peary on the first of his three Hrips to the Arctic. He finally discovered the pole in 1909, the first man on the geo graphical roof of the world. Another ccld trip in ID 13 was that of the year-long Rcnne expedition which mapped 450.CC0 square miles of Antarctica. Incidental to the re search accomplished was the fact that Mrs. Finn Rcnne, wife of the leader of the group, accompanied her husband, thus becoming the first woman to spend a winter in the neighborhood of the South pole. Stone-age Arnhem land in north ern Australia surrendered data on the history and customs cf its primi tive aborigines, together with a wealth of fish, bird and mammal specimens. Many are rare or previ ously undescribed. U. S. and Aus tralian scientists worked steadily from April to November under joint sponsorship cf the National Geo graphical society, the Smithsonian in a prayer for the re-dedication of the officers for the year. Mrs. Eugene Day had charge of the impressive me morial service for four mem bers of the association who died during the past year. Standing before the mantel, which was banked with flowers, she light ed candles as she named Mrs. Joan Carter, Mrs. Herbert Amb ler, Miss Anna Hart and Mrs. Minnie Lowther. Following this service a large candle lighted birthday cake was brought into the dining room, and presented to Mrs. Mary Blaikie, who will be nine ty years old the 21st of Janu ary. Mrs. Blaikie has been an active worker in the associa tion for many years. Her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Harold Blaikie furnished the cake, which Mrs. Blaikie cut, and which was served during the tea, which followed the pro gram. Several other January Dirthdays were also honored. During the serving of the tea, Mrs. Pryor thanked the asso ciation for the silver tea serv ice, which was presented to her and to Rev. Pryor, as a Christ mas gift, and which was being used for the first time, that afternoon. One out of town vis itor was present, Mrs. Roy Houseman, of Syracuse. The Woman's Society for Christian Service met Tuesday afternoon at the Methodist church, with Mrs. Alvin Groes ser, Mrs. John Norris, Mrs. Herbert Ratnour, Mrs. Tom Colbert, Mrs. Elmer Worman and Mrs. Louis Hoback as the hostesses for the afternoon. Mrs. John Norris was in charge of the prayer service, observing the Epiphany, which comes on January 6th. Mrs. Norris also Stressed whole hearted giving, new members and larger giv ing. Mrs. W. D. Lenker was in charge of the program with her subject being "Gaining New Members," and suggestions of a four point program of added membership, a world in need of missionaries and deaconess es, a pledging of prayers and of work to obtain this goal, and to increase giving to missionary work, by one third. Mrs. Alvin Groesser sang "O Master, Let Me Walk With Thee." Rev. Paul Walker was present and gave a short talk, after which these present enjoyed hearing Mrs. V. L. Malstead, talk about her home country of Australia, antl her mother, Mrs. Brasher, of Australia, vho is a guest at the Malstead home, played a group of piyio numbers which was greatly enjoyed. The pro gram closed with group singing of "What A Friend We Have In Jesus," with Mrs. Brasher at the piano. Elizabeth Chapter O. E. S., No. 250 held an open installation of officers, Tuesday evening, with Mrs. Frank 'Domingo. Worthy Grand Matron, Mrs. Ray Nor ris, Grand Marshall: Mrs. Fred Rehmcier, Grand Chaplain, as the installing officers. The fol lowing officers were installed: Worthy Matron, Mrs. Aura Mac Keckler; Worthy Patron, Alvin THE GLOBE I: - HA MPtS. RONNE irst Woman a! South Pole Institution and the Australian de partment of information. In China, California Academy of Sciences entomologists collected beetles and bugs from Asia's only redwoods for comparison with spe cies found so far only in California's coastal redwoods. Object: to fortify the theory of common ancestry of the giant trees. At ErSdu and Nippur, ancient city ruins in southern Iraq, excavations were continued where civilization is presumed to have started. North ward in Turkey, the hot summer produced reports of petrified remains of a ship in thawing snows atop 16.-9C0-foot Mt. Ararat, traditionally recognized resting place of Noah's ark. Science marched on, up, down and from pele to pole in 1948. Groesser: Assistant Matron, Mrs. De Forest Philpot; Assist ant Patron, Clifford Cooper; Secretary, Mrs. Charlotte Davis; Treasurer, Mrs. Leila Fern baugh; Conductress, Mrs. Alvin Groesser; Assistant Conduct ress, Mrs. Clifford Cooper; Marshall, Mrs. Henry Smith; Chaplain, Mrs. Harold Domin go; Musician, Mrs. Renos And erson; Ada, Mrs. Lloyd Sud duth; Esther, Mrs. Leonard Klemmc; Martha, Mrs. Tom Ak esen: Electa, Mrs. Clarence Nor ris; Inner Sentinel, Mrs. Thor wald Hansen; Outer Sentinel, Leonard Klemme. Following the installation, Mr. and Mrs. Al vin Grooesser sang "The Pray er Perfect" and Mrs. Arthur Jones was presented with a beautiful pin as a thank you for sixteen years services as musician for the O. E. S. John Elbert Groesser, of De troit,, is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Groesser. He expects to remain, until the 17th of the month. Supt. R. C. Porter, Coach Hinds, were at Syracuse Thurs day evening, attending a foot ball conference, between Table Rock, Louisville, Hurabolt, Weeping Water and Syracuse to discuss the forming of a new football conference for class C. schools. The Lincoln and Omaha dail ies announced the death of a former Weeping Water woman, Mrs. George Clizbe, who has been living at Valentine for the past several years. Mrs. Clizbe was the former Miss Alice Flam me, sister of Mrs. J. J. Meier. She was beloved by all who knew her. No direct w'ord has yet come to Weeping Water friends. Euclid Lodge, A. F. A. M. held installation of officers Monday evening, when special recognition was given to Charles Gibson, by the presentation of a pin, as a gift from the lodge, whom he had served for thir teen years, as their steward. The dome of the Kentucky capitol in Frankfort is a copy of Napoleon's tomb. Crossed fingers KEEPING YOUR fingers crossed will never prevent your property or posses sions from being damag ed by fire or some other cause. Rather than trust to such "blind luck" it is far wiser to depend on fire insurance thru Stephen M. Davis Second Floor Plattsmouth State Bank BIdg. Thcuc 6111 fclmwood MRS. "RACE PLYB0N, Correspondent 7 The interior of the Elmwood grocery Ted Hall proprietor is being repainted this week. Everett Lynn, Clarence Ohm and George Hall are doing the work. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Vogt have a new son born January 19th at the Bryan Memorial Hospital. . P. N. G. Circle met with Miss Minnie Engelking and Mrs. Dora Engelking at their home on Thursday afternoon. After the business session, the ladies worked on quilt blocks for char ity work. A social time and en joyable lunch climaxed the meeting. Mrs. Eldon Mendenhall was a Weeping Water visitor on Thursday in connection with extenAon club work. Rev. and Mrs. Chester Wilcox and family arrived in Elmwood Thursday. He is the new pastor of the Methodist church. They motored from Florida and re port an enjoyable trip, but they happened through Missouri when the ice sheet made travel slow. They have a boy nearly ten years of age and a girl younger. Mr. and Mrs. Verne Gibbs of Washington, D. C. have an nounced the arrival of a daugh ter born January 8th. The mother is the former Dorothy Moore, and the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Sid Moore. The baby has been named Janet Kathryn. Mr. and Mrs. Mel Miller were Omaha visitors on Thursday. The Operetta "The Toy Maker" which was postponed in December because of the mumps epidemic, is scheduled to be held at the Community Building on Tuesday evening, January 18th, at 8 p. m. Garden peas require cool weather for growing and should ; be planted early. Hem Is What M YOUR CHOICE OF EITHER RIGHT OR LEFT HAND DOORS ON THE NEW NF-8 DELUXE G. E. REFRIGERATOR $329.6 10 CUBIC FOOT G.E. DELUXE REFRIGERATOR $364.00 10 CUEIC FOOT G.E. STANDARD REFRIGERATOR $32?.9 Stander Implement JOHN DEERE FARM MACHINERY . . . G. E. APPLIANCES Phone 4178 Plattsmouth Cass County Extension Notes Dr. Sherf Cn Program At Weed Meeting One of the hishlishts cf the 1 Annual Meeting of the Cass ! County Noxious Weed District j will be a discussion cn "Clean ! ing and Treating," by Dr. Arden bneri, Extension Plant Patho logist at the University of Ne braska. The 1949 meeting will be held as announced by Wm. Streich, Chairman of the Cass District, at Weeping Water, Agricultural ! Auditorium, January 28 at 1:00 ; p. m. J Clarence Schmadeke, j County Agricultural Agt. JOE KN0FLICEK SAYS: ABOUT YOUNG MEN AND WORRY By assuring him a guaranteed old age income, life insurance frees the young man's conscience and purse so that he can have a good time now; life insurance enables him to enjoy the ride as well as the destination; he doesn't have to worry particularly about the "other end of life", for his life insurance is caring for that in advance. Joe IC Office Phone 5291 B Waifang Fr "Tit -gai $! ( 2g jfiinnii: j 0 Soybeans were introduced into Illinois in 1896. They have grown to be a major crop, occupying 3,500,000 acres in Illinois with a production of more than 70,000, 000 bushels of beans a year. ELECTRICIAN ' HOUSE WIRING General Electrical Contractor W. R. HERRING Phone 3020 See Me For Wiring O e cek iiorii Plattsmouth ave